A Southeast Florida sheriff and a state attorney are trying to scuttle a challenge to the constitutionality of a Florida law ...

The firearms industry has always argued that arming the public makes them feel safer - its own research shows that's not true ...

For example, a 2021 study from the RAND Corporation and University of Albany researchers also found that suspensions, expulsions, police referrals, and arrests were significantly higher in schools ...

Gov. Josh Stein vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have allowed firearms on private school campuses in North Carolina.The bill, House Bill 193, was passed by the House late last month.  It would have ...

Indiana's lawmakers gave districts the authority to allow teachers to carry firearms following the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting that killed 20 children and six others.

The bill also prohibits concealed-carry licenses to anyone under 21, the same age required to purchase a handgun in California, and adds new firearms training and storage regulations.

Louisiana became the 28th state in the nation to enshrine into law the right of its residents to carry concealed firearms without a permit. "Today, we join 27 other states in passing ...

Florida law prohibits open carry of firearms with limited exceptions, while concealed carry is generally permitted for eligible individuals. Concealed carry is restricted in various locations ...

The Bruen decision, the high court's biggest gun ruling in more than a decade, held that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense. And it changed the test that lower ...

Firearms are the leading cause of death among children and teens in the United States, according to federal data. More than 4,700 young people under the age of 20 died as the result of guns in 2021.

In states that have weakened their firearms permitting requirements, studies have found that violent crimes have increased 13 to 15 percent.Supporters of permitless carry often argue that the ...

A law allowing concealed carrying of firearms by most people over 18 in Louisiana took effect less than a month ago, with no related issues reported by local law enforcement.